Glass Onion is About JJ Abrams

[@dendralen]

This gives that whole disruptors thing a new perspective.

[@prisonerofcapitalism]

I wasn't sold.... but then you brought up the mystery boxes.

[@michaelevans5852]

I too saw the film as a artistic referendum on "The Last Jedi". One thing I would add (and one of the reasons why I can't judge Rian Johnson too harshly, if I were to judge anyone at all) is that the only piece of Entertainment that Abrams has stuck with from start to finish as a creative force was "Felicity"; He did two seasons of "Alias" before leaving to make "Lost", he co-wrote and directed the pilot of "Lost" and then left to make "Mission: Impossible III". And in the case of both "Alias" and "Lost", his involvement surrounded creating set-ups that he left his collaborators to provide pay-offs for, and the collaborators often took the blame when those pay-offs failed to meet audience expectations (The second season of Lost and the third season of Alias). So what happened with the response to the Last Jedi is indicative of a pattern that has fallowed Abrams for a fair portion of his career. Add to that the fact that Abrams is often credited with the success of "Lost", even though the majority of the work was done by Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindeloff, with Abrams only having worked on the Pilot and and the Season 3 premiere. That in mind I don't think it's an accident that Miles Braun, a billionaire success who gained notoriety off of the work of his collaborators holds a party on an Island.

[@stoopidapples1596]

yep, considering how standard of a plot abrams set up with the force awakens, i think johnson did an excellent job on taking those stupid ends set up and make them a lot better. then abrams came back and just basically copied a bog-standard marvel ending for the finale. the entire thing would be so much better if johnson did them all.

[@senecaaurelius1811]

Kudos to glasses guy for giving credit to hat guy in developing this theory at the beginning of the video! Personally, I think it’s dead on. Also, is hat guy, single? Asking for a friend. Thanks in advance!

[@dominictemple]

This was great, never would have thought of this interpretation myself but it definitely works for me 👍

[@TheBench84]

Noah Segan is George Lucas

[@bobSeigar]

Hat dude, do you do solo reviews?

[@thisguydan]

After just seeing Glass Onion, and now this video, I feel as if I've watched the same scene twice, but this time regarding The Last Jedi: Benoit Blanc: It's so dumb. You Guys: It's so dumb, it's brilliant. Benoit Blanc: NO! It's just dumb! This is a fun theory, but with how wild and loose the interpretations are, it kinda boils down to nothing more than seeing shapes in clouds. Yes, that one looks like a dog. But also a seal. And also a house with a chimney. I can do this too. Miles Bron isn't JJ Abrams. Miles Bron is Rian Johnson. He prides himself on being a "disruptor" in an industry. He gives an entire monologue where he talks about the key to being disruptive is breaking a norm, idea, or convention, something people are kind of tired of anyway - just like what Rian was trying to do with The Last Jedi. Miles Bron's ideas to disrupt were stupid: Uber for Biospheres. AI in Dogs = Discourse. Child = NFT. As were Rian's to disrupt: Bitter hermit Luke Skywalker. Killing the major villain 2/3's through the story with no plan. Of course, Rian would never write himself as the idiot Miles Bron, so it's just another cloud that can look like anything if you start with the conclusion, and work backwards to find things that fit. Rian couldn't have been out to destroy JJ because The Force Awakens was generally regarded positively and, at that time, JJ had not signed on to do the third movie. It was Colin Trevorrow who would have been holding the bag in the end. JJ would have been remembered as the one who made the only passable film even if it was just a derivative remake, while Rian and Colin would have looked like the two that tanked the whole thing. Finally, regarding JJ's derivative storytelling and Rian's implied dislike of it with his "Kill the past" themes. The movies themselves, Knives Out and Glass Onion, are openly mimicking Agatha Christie's work and style from the 1920s about the adventures of detective Hercule Poirot "the greatest detective in the world" and Arthur Conan Doyle/Sherlock before that. He is intentionally making a derivative detective story from the past nearly beat for beat. That's very odd for someone to do who wants to "Kill the past" so much as to tank Star Wars and JJ over doing the same thing. It's a fun theory. But there are a lot of shapes in those clouds. Which is more likely? Rian is an incredible genius above us all playing 5D chess, both tanking Star Wars as a giant FU to corporation's control of art (like that Mona Lisa) and then cryptically revealing all in another movie that was part of a $450 million dollar deal with...another major corporation. Or he just made a bad movie because there was no plan for the trilogy, and then made a couple Agatha Christie mystery movies because he actually doesn't dislike derivatives from the past.

[@ldsish]

I appreciate their theory, but I have to agree that it requires a huge suspension of disbelief. I do not in anyway believe that Rian made Last Jedi a disaster on purpose. However having the movies made by committee with JJ as such an important voice definitely affected the film Rian was able to make. My wife and I could not stop laughing after Benoit said the one good part of the villain's plan was stolen directly from him. That made me think that it was directed at another "creator." Could the sycophants in the film have mirrored what he dealt with while making Star Wars? We likely will never know. However theories like this often make me enjoy films, and when I watch Glass Onion again, it will be with this in mind.

[@j_murdoch]

Great video! I had the same take, I absolutely agree with each of your observations. It's not a leap to say Rian Johnson destroyed Star Wars (or at least the sequels). This is his failed attempt to explain why he did it and put the blame on JJ Abrams. You're right in that both are ultimately responsible for the direction of those films. Still, there's no way Rise of Skywalker was going to conclude things in a satisfying way after The Last Jedi. The sequels were rushed to start, but that's no reason to smash and disrupt. The ending of Glass Onion, the solution to the mystery, was as dumb as Edward Norton's character. While it may make a statement about Abrams, it does not make for an enjoyable movie when it comes. The start of the movie feels unfunny. I did enjoy the middle of the film, and overall enjoy both filmmakers as directors more than writers.